Allow and Slowed

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Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.

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Slowed is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

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Allow is an antonym for slowed in delay topic.

Nearby Words: slow, slowing

Any minor obstacle which causes a fleeing victim to fall or become slowed to allow a pursuer a better chance to catch up — a broken shoe heel, a tree root, a twisted ankle, a car that won't start, etc.

Source: Broken Heel

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Slowed and Allow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/allow/slowed

Allow & Slowed. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/allow/slowed>.

Slowed or Allow. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/allow/slowed.

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